Facilities & Safety Manager
The Vacancy
Facilities and Safety Manager
Salary: £37,000
Hours: 37 hours per week
Permanent
About the role
As Facilities and Safety Manager, you will ensure an effective programme of planned maintenance is in place for all sites across all Sheffield Museums Trust so that facilities and buildings are legally compliant and efficiently managed to agreed standards and performance levels.
You will work closely with management teams to ensure that effective health and safety procedures are embedded and fully embraced across the organisation and that contractors work in a safe and compliant manner.
In addition, you will support the delivery of works, and manage contractors for larger projects, building effective plans that allow works to be delivered on time and in the most cost-effective way possible.
About You
The successful candidate will have:
- Experience of facilities, estate and operational management
- Experience of implementing new ways of working and coaching staff
- Experience of budgetary management across multiple sites
- Experience of managing and creating a PPM schedule
- A commitment to delivering an excellent visitor-focused experience through our buildings and services
- The ability to manage competing demands on time and within resource
- The ability to plan and prioritise workloads in line with the demands of the Trust
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to persuade and negotiate
- A working knowledge of Health and Safety legislation
About Us
Sheffield Museums is the independent charity that runs six of the city’s leading museums and heritage sites; Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, Graves Gallery, Kelham Island Museum, Millennium Gallery, Shepherd Wheel and Weston Park Museum.
We believe that the museums and collections we care for belong to everyone and we know that connecting with them can enrich life in Sheffield. Our vision is to create welcoming and inspiring experiences for everyone.
We want to make the city’s museums welcoming, outward-looking and connected to the communities around them. We know that people encounter many barriers that make connecting with their museums and collections difficult. We are committed to working collaboratively to make long-lasting changes so more people can use the museums to learn and reflect, and to find joy and inspiration.
Sheffield Museums is committed to becoming an anti-racist organisation and embedding equity, diversity and inclusion across all aspects of the organisation from the collections and programming to policies, procedures and workforce development.
As a valued member of the team, you’ll get 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata if part time), life insurance and wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme. We also promote a flexible working culture.
Application Details
The closing date for this post is Sunday 9 November 2025 at 12 midnight. All applications should be submitted using our Networx Recruitment system. Please note we do not accept CV’s. No agencies please.
Interviews for this role will be held weeks commencing Monday 17 November 2025.
If you would like a discussion about the role, please contact Rob Hadfield, Head of Operations by email at rob.hadfield@sheffieldmuseums.org.uk.
The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.
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